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The average American farmer is a white man in his late 50s. Or at least, that's who's in charge of the farm, according to new <a href="http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Highlights/Farm_Demographics/">data</a> from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<p>But the number of female-run farms has tripled since the 1970s, to nearly 14 percent in 2012. And if you dig a little deeper, you'll find women are showing up in new roles.Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:51:00 +0000Luke Runyon63739 at http://wfae.orgWomen's Work Is Never Done On The Farm, And Sometimes Never CountedLegal Marijuana Drives Booming Demand For Denver's Warehouseshttp://wfae.org/post/legal-marijuana-drives-booming-demand-denvers-warehouses
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 KUNC-FM. To see more, visit <a href="http://kunc.org">http://kunc.org</a>.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Legal+Marijuana+Drives+Booming+Demand+For+Denver%27s+Warehouses&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA3OTQ2MTc1MDEzMTI4MzQ0NDExYzJiMg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>When a state legalizes marijuana, as Oregon and Alaska did this month, it can spark a real estate boom. That's what happened in Colorado. State law there says the drug has to be grown indoors.Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:28:00 +0000Luke Runyon62270 at http://wfae.orgVoters Will Get Their Say On GMO Labeling In Colorado And Oregonhttp://wfae.org/post/voters-get-their-say-gmo-labeling-colorado-oregon
Ben Hamilton walks down the salad dressing aisle at his neighborhood grocery store in west Denver. The human resources consultant usually seeks out organic options and scans nutrition information.<p>"I am a label reader. I think a lot of people read labels and really are curious to know what is in our food supply," he says.Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:59:00 +0000Luke Runyon60036 at http://wfae.orgVoters Will Get Their Say On GMO Labeling In Colorado And OregonColorado's Pot Brownies Now Come With Instructionshttp://wfae.org/post/colorados-pot-brownies-now-come-instructions
When Colorado <a href="http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/colorado-creates-food-safety-system-regulate-marijuana-industry-edibles">legalized</a> recreational marijuana use earlier this year, it also opened the door for food products infused with the psychoactive ingredient, THC, to anyone over the age of 21. That means bakers and food companies now have to ensure new products aren't contaminated with foodborne pathogens.Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:54:00 +0000Luke Runyon57605 at http://wfae.orgColorado's Pot Brownies Now Come With InstructionsIn Changing America, Gay Masculinity Has 'Many Different Shades'http://wfae.org/post/changing-america-gay-masculinity-has-many-different-shades
<em>Editor's note: This story contains language that may be offensive to some readers.</em><p>Life as a gay man in the U.S. has changed in the past decade — the law and cultural attitudes toward homosexuality have shifted. And those greater social and legal freedoms have also changed how some gay men choose to express their masculinity — and their femininity.<p>That's true for several players with the Colorado Rush, a gay rugby team in Denver. On a warm, breezy Saturday, about two dozen men in vibrant jerseys and shorts squat and lunge their way across a rugby field.Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:43:00 +0000Luke Runyon57402 at http://wfae.orgIn Changing America, Gay Masculinity Has 'Many Different Shades'Industrial Hemp Could Take Root, If Legal Seeds Weren't So Scarcehttp://wfae.org/post/industrial-hemp-could-take-root-if-legal-seeds-werent-so-scarce
The most recent farm bill is allowing a handful of farmers across the country to put hemp, the nonpsychoactive cousin of marijuana, in the ground.<p>The bill allows small-scale experimentation with the plant. But despite the new law, many farmers say they're getting mixed messages from the federal government.<p>Jim Denny is one of more than 100 growers given the nod by the Colorado Department of Agriculture to start planting hemp seeds. On his farm in Brighton, Colo., just outside Denver, Denny is prepping for planting season.Wed, 28 May 2014 07:33:00 +0000Luke Runyon51795 at http://wfae.orgIndustrial Hemp Could Take Root, If Legal Seeds Weren't So Scarce Marijuana-Laced Treats Leave Colorado Jonesing For Food-Safety Ruleshttp://wfae.org/post/marijuana-laced-treats-leave-colorado-jonesing-food-safety-rules
Where there's pot, there's pot brownies. But how do you make sure those high-inducing sweets are safe to eat?<p>Colorado regulators are wrestling with that question now that the state has legalized recreational marijuana. From sodas and truffles to granola bars and butter, food products infused with THC – the chemical in marijuana that gives you a high — are already for sale.<p>The problem? Marijuana is still illegal under federal law.Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:10:00 +0000Luke Runyon44229 at http://wfae.org Marijuana-Laced Treats Leave Colorado Jonesing For Food-Safety RulesForget Golf Courses: Subdivisions Draw Residents With Farmshttp://wfae.org/post/forget-golf-courses-subdivisions-draw-residents-farms
When you picture a housing development in the suburbs, you might imagine golf courses, swimming pools, rows of identical houses.<p>But now, there's a new model springing up across the country that taps into the local food movement: Farms — complete with livestock, vegetables and fruit trees — are serving as the latest suburban amenity.<p>It's called development-supported agriculture, a more intimate version of community-supported agriculture — a farm-share program commonly known as CSA.Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:15:00 +0000Luke Runyon41259 at http://wfae.orgForget Golf Courses: Subdivisions Draw Residents With FarmsRanchers Wonder If U.S. Sheep Industry Has Bottomed Outhttp://wfae.org/post/ranchers-worry-demand-sheep-declines
Over the last 20 years, the number of sheep in the U.S. has plummeted by half. The sheep industry has actually been declining since the late 1940s, when it hit its peak.<p>The sharp drop in production has left ranchers to wonder, "When are we going to hit the bottom?"<p>Some sheep are raised for their wool, others primarily for food. Consumption of both products — lamb meat and wool — have been declining in the U.S.<p>If you look at the tags on clothes in your closet, chances are quite a few pieces will be blended with synthetic fibers: nylon, rayon and polyester.Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:03:00 +0000Luke Runyon37641 at http://wfae.orgRanchers Wonder If U.S. Sheep Industry Has Bottomed OutCan Millet Take On Quinoa? First, It'll Need A Makeoverhttp://wfae.org/post/can-millet-take-quinoa-first-itll-need-makeover
Walk through a health food store and you'll find amaranth, sorghum, quinoa — heritage grains that have been staples around the world for generations. Americans are just discovering them.<p>There's another age-old grain that grows right here on the Great Plains: millet.<p>The millet plant is drought-tolerant, and nutritionally it competes with quinoa, the protein-rich South American grain that American farmers <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/11/29/166155875/quinoa-craze-inspires-north-america-to-start-growing-its-own">are clamoring</a> to grow.Wed, 02 Oct 2013 07:23:00 +0000Luke Runyon36462 at http://wfae.orgCan Millet Take On Quinoa? First, It'll Need A Makeover